ITALIAN CERTIFICATES
Italian certificates must be issued by the Registry Office of the appropriate Municipality, and they should be submitted as originals or certified copies of the original. No legalisation or translation is necessary.
LEGALISATION AND TRANSLATION OF BRITISH CERTIFICATES
British certificates can be requested to the General Register Office.
Please note that each British certificate must be duly legalised and translated into Italian:
– To legalise British certificates: The Legalisation Office – Norfolk House (West) legalisationoffice@fcdo.gov.uk
– To translate British certificates, it is possible to contact a professional translator available online, or find one from our list of professionals and institutions. For more details please check: Translation and legalisation of documents – Consolato Generale d’Italia Londra.
CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY THIRD COUNTRIES
All foreign certificates issued by countries other than the United Kingdom must be:
– legalised by Apostille, if the issuing country has signed the Hague Convention of 05.10.1961, or legalised by the relevant Italian Embassy/Consulate if the issuing country has not ratified the above mentioned Convention.
– translated into Italian. The translation must be carried out by an official translator and certified by the appropriate Italian Embassy/Consulate, or legalised by Apostille. Alternatively, applicants can use a sworn translator in Italy (the relevant lists are available at Italian Tribunals).
Please follow this link for the list of Italian Consulates and Embassies worldwide: Online consular services.